The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

So North Star methodically set about reinventing its approach to STEM, with the experiment yielding positive results— from 2013 through 2015, 33 percent of its alumni majored in STEM disciplines in college. North Star added AP Biology in 2011, AP Calculus BC in 2013, AP Computer Science in 2014, AP Chemistry in 2015, and AP Physics last year.

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Charter School Psychology K-12 Project-Based Learning 94

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

For more than a year, social justice activists have been attacking one of education’s latest buzzwords: grit. The MacArthur Foundation awarded her one of its coveted genius grants in 2013. And Duckworth believes grit is something you can build; you’re not just born with a fixed amount of it.

Psychology 74

Psychology Social Justice Middle School Research 74

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2013, families at a Seattle high school raked in more than $100,000 for a raffle to win a Tesla Model S. It feels really good to say, ‘I believe in this and that,’” said Dawn Larson, a social justice and equity co-chair of the Green Lake PTA. “To In 2013-14, average per-pupil spending on public education in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Tens of thousands of teachers and parents flocked to her 2013 online course on how to teach math. Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. It emphasized “social justice” and suggested that students could take data science instead of advanced algebra in high school.

Social Justice 145

Social Justice Middle School Tradition Civics 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

Researchers at RAND observed how students did over four years, beginning with third grade in 2013, and found no academic benefits to summer school because of poor attendance. One is a Los Angeles study , published in 2005, and the other is a study in a small city in the Pacific Northwest , published in 2013.

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Research Tutoring Social Justice Middle School 138

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Reviews of NACEPF tax disclosures from the three most-recent years available (2013-2015) show average annual revenue of about $8.2 Since 2013, a portion of that charity money has gone to running a 150-acre farm near the NACEPF headquarters in Johnston, Rhode Island, which donates its crops to homeless shelters.

Library 106

Library Social Justice Digital Resources Middle School 106

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

In 2013, there were a couple dozen collegiate recovery programs; today, there are around 200, according to advocates. But the real growth has come since 2013, when a nonprofit organization called Transforming Youth Recovery began offering grants to colleges to start programs. million in grants to 161 colleges.

Social Justice 101

Social Justice Cultures High School Educational Technology 101

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Since she graduated in 2013, the name of the old high school had changed, but not much else. Back in 2013, more than a fifth of her senior class didn’t graduate. Attempts to raise taxes to build a state-of-the-art high school in this high-poverty district have failed. The class of 2018 didn’t fare much better. That is a fact.

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Private School High School Public School Charter School 143

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Gifted education needs to diversify, they said — for racial and social justice, and because otherwise it might not survive. And even before June’s historic civil rights protests, the issue of racism permeated the National Association for Gifted Children’s (largely white) November 2019 conference in Albuquerque.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Antioch College in Ohio, which focuses on activism and social justice and is governed collectively by its faculty and students, reopened after closing for three years, during which faculty and alumni sued and raised money to revive it. We’re not just fighting for Antioch College.

Social Justice 104

Social Justice Political Science Government Economics 104

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

The third-generation Japanese American congresswoman was a trailblazer who advocated for women’s rights, civil rights, education, and social justice. In 2013, Senator Inouye was awarded posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. He lost his right arm in the war.

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

Sapiens

JANUARY 17, 2024

Since 2013, overdose rates have spiked with wider access to powerful synthetic opioids, especially fentanyl. Most active harm reduction organizations are social justice organizations. Neither is the case.

Social Justice 120

Social Justice Government History Research 120

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

For displays and/or readings of banned books, Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books offers a list of recommended titles. With thousands of books banned, Social Justice Books has selected titles that address social issues , such as When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball.

Education 52

Education Library Social Justice K-12 52

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Her research interests are in political theory, with a focus on issues of economic justice, distributive and social justice, work and leisure, environmental ethics, and gender and family justice. Julie Rose (PhD, Princeton University) is Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.

Political Science 72

Political Science Social Science Economics Government 72

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

Service is key, so projects often involve themes of social justice and community improvement. A 2013 Mathematica Policy Research study of several EL middle schools found that after three years the EL students had made significant gains in reading and math compared to other middle school students.

K-12 68

K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 68

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

She continued this work with “Trafficking Pasicompsa: A Courtesan’s Travels and Travails in Plautus’ Mercator ” ( New England Classical Journal , 2010) and “Reconsidering Rape in Menander’s Comedy and Athenian Life” (in Menander in Contexts , 2013). In 2013, she earned UNC’s William C.

Pedagogy 52

Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Teaching 52

Political Science Now

MARCH 25, 2025

Polling and Misperceptions National polling on Latino voters has historically been inadequate, leading to flawed assumptions about their political preferences ( Leal, Barreto, and Lee 2005; Albrajano and Alvarez 2010 ; Ramrez 2013 ; Barreto and Reny 2017 ).

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